“They won’t stop at Roe”

Missouri voters supported the initiative on women’s reproductive rights, women’s health care, and access to abortion which was on the ballot yesterday as Amendment 3:

State of Missouri – General Election, November 05, 2024
Unofficial Results
as of 11/6/2024 4:05:59 AM

Constitutional Amendment 3 3570 of 3572 Precincts Reported
YES 1,511,712 51.805%
NO 1,406,351 48.195%
Total Votes: 2,918,063

[emphasis added]

Too close, true.

“It won’t end here”

You can bet on that.

And yet, a significant number of the same Missouri voters cast their votes for the candidates who have and will undo their will:

U.S. Senator 3570 of 3572 Precincts Reported
Josh Hawley Republican 1,614,638 55.483%
Lucas Kunce Democratic 1,218,527 41.872%
[….]
Total Votes: 2,910,136

Governor 3570 of 3572 Precincts Reported
Mike Kehoe Republican 1,711,887 59.055%
Crystal Quade Democratic 1,122,941 38.738%
[….]
Total Votes: 2,898,809

Secretary of State 3570 of 3572 Precincts Reported
Denny Hoskins Republican 1,640,484 57.603%
Barbara Phifer Democratic 1,130,687 39.702%
[….]
Total Votes: 2,847,904

Attorney General 3570 of 3572 Precincts Reported
Andrew Bailey Republican 1,700,872 59.728%
Elad Jonathan Gross Democratic 1,081,142 37.966%
[….]
Total Votes: 2,847,693

U.S. Representative – District 4 348 of 348 Precincts Reported
Mark Alford Republican 259,496 71.034%
Jeanette Cass Democratic 96,310 26.364%
[….]
Total Votes: 365,313

State Senator – District 31 61 of 61 Precincts Reported
Rick Brattin Republican 60,418 68.510%
Raymond L. James Democratic 27,770 31.490%
Total Votes: 88,188

State Representative – District 54 11 of 11 Precincts Reported
Brandon Phelps Republican 11,594 70.292%
Eric Stevens Democratic 4,900 29.708%
Total Votes: 16,494

State Representative – District 57 22 of 22 Precincts Reported
Rodger L. Reedy Republican 15,226 81.214%
Michael D. Walbom Democratic 3,522 18.786%
Total Votes: 18,748

“…None of your business”

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of the committees opposed to Amendment 3, the initiative on women’s reproductive rights, women’s health care, and access to abortion now on the November ballot:

C243093 10/28/2024 Vote No on 3 Mary Beth Rolwes 1264 Wilton Ln. Kirkwood MO 63122 Requested Requested 10/28/2024 $20,000.00

C243093 10/28/2024 Vote No on 3 Julie Malmstrom 325 Deerfield Pl. Jefferson City MO 65109 Homemaker Homemaker 10/28/2024 $250,000.00

C243093 10/28/2024 Vote No on 3 Robin Hake 41 Country Club View Edwardsville IL 62025 Requested Requested 10/28/2024 $20,000.00

Spending $250,000.00 to get involved in someone else’s business.

“Reasons women get abortions…”

Previously:

Chutzpah (Kansas) (August 4, 2022)

Campaign Finance: Not too sure about that (January 16, 2024)

Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – women’s rights initiative petition for 2024 ballot (January 18, 2024)

Campaign Finance: Remember Kansas? Missouri is next. (January 19, 2024)

Campaign Finance: own it (January 19, 2024)

Campaign Finance: We’re not in Kansas anymore (January 19, 2024)

Mark Alford (r) – failure to read the womb, again (January 21, 2024)
Campaign Finance: More (January 22, 2024)

Campaign Finance: and more (January 23, 2024)

Campaign Finance: It does, but not in the way you think. (January 23, 2024)

Campaign Finance: and even more (January 26, 2024)

Campaign Finance: “No one expects the anti-choice imposition” (January 26, 2024)

Campaign Finance: this is the beginning, not the end (February 1, 2024)

Campaign Finance: keep it coming (February 4, 2024)

Campaign Finance: philanthropy (February 6, 2024)

Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – volunteer training, petition signing, rally – Kansas City, Missouri – February 6, 2024 (February 6, 2024)

Rev. Holly McKissick – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)

Rabbi Doug Alpert – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 7, 2024)

Dr. Iman Alsaden – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)

Hartzell Gray – Missourians for Constitutional Freedom – Kansas City – February 6, 2024 (February 8, 2024)

Campaign Finance: the world in which they want you to exist (February 9, 2024)

Signing, Everywhere, All at Once (February 10, 2024)

Campaign Finance: definitely a global impact (February 16, 2024)

Campaign Finance: forward (February 21, 2024)

Campaign Finance: still more (February 23, 2024)

Campaign Finance: more forward (February 26, 2024)

Campaign Finance: keep it coming in (March 5, 2024)

Signing the Petition – Sedalia, Missouri – March 17, 2024 (March 17, 2024)

Campaign Finance: there’ll be more (March 20, 2024)

Signing the Petition – Warrensburg, Missouri – April 5, 2024 (April 5, 20204)

Campaign Finance: sign the petition (April 10, 2024)

Sign the Petition (April 15, 2024)

Signing the petition in Lexington, Missouri (April 23, 2024)

Campaign Finance: on several levels (April 27, 2024)

Signing the Petition in Raymore, Missouri (April 28, 2024)

Campaign Finance: guess what’s next (April 29, 2024)

This morning in Jefferson City, Missouri – delivering the signed petitions (May 3, 2024)

This morning in Jefferson City, Missouri – delivering the signed petitions – part 2 (May 3, 2024)

Abortion Rights Rally in Jefferson City – May 3, 2024 – Press Gaggle (May 4, 2024)

Campaign Finance: coming up on the agenda (August 6, 2024)

Reproductive Freedom and Health Care will be on the November Ballot (August 13, 2024)

Campaign Finance: the tide (August 14, 2024)

Campaign Finance: for the November wave (August 22, 2024)

Campaign Finance: Bam! (August 23, 2024)

Campaign Finance: Dayam (August 24, 2024)

Campaign Finance: no one has forgotten (August 30, 2024)

Campaign Finance: $10,000.00 here, $10,000.00 there (September 1, 2024)

Campaign Finance: Back to the Dark Ages (September 4, 2024)

Campaign Finance: On an express train back to the Dark Ages (September 4, 2024)

Campaign Finance: $10,000.00 here, $250,000.00 there (September 5, 2024)

Campaign Finance: throw down the gauntlet (September 5, 2024)

Campaign Finance: seriously all in (September 6, 2024)

Campaign Finance: “We will not go back” (September 9, 2024)

Missouri Supreme Court: Amendment 3 is on the November 5, 2024 ballot (September 10, 2024)

Campaign Finance: the road to November 5th (September 12, 2024)

Campaign Finance: apparently a guy thing, mostly (September 14, 2024)

Campaign Finance: Why are we not surprised? (September 19, 2024)

Campaign Finance: a friend (September 23, 2024)

Campaign Finance: wedge issue (September 24, 2024)

Campaign Finance: no time to waste (September 26, 2024)

Campaign Finance: time is almost up (October 4, 2024)

Campaign Finance: Who would have thought? (October 7, 2024)

Campaign Finance: unequal and opposite (October 9, 2024)

Campaign Finance: not messing around (October 10, 2024)

Donald Trump’s (r) World: they want you to continue to live in it (October 15, 2024)

Campaign Finance: In 20 days (October 16, 2024)

Campaign Finance: even more for choice (October 21, 2024)

Campaign Finance: what she said (October 25, 2024)

Campaign Finance: after that forced birth, you’re on your own (October 25, 2024)

Campaign Finance: everyone knows someone (October 27, 2024)

Pre 1973 2024 medical instruments.